# Event Details - **Event Name**: October ETM - Unlocking Underwater Innovation: The Elevator Pitch - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 14 Oct, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Wed, 14 Oct, 2026 at 08:30 pm (+08:00) - **Event Description**: The Society for Underwater Technology invite you to our Evening Technical Meeting & Annual General Meeting on 14th October 2026About this Event"Unlocking Underwater Innovation: The Elevator Pitch"SUT would like to invite you to the October Evening Technical Meeting. Held in collaboration with the Subsea Innovation Cluster Australia (SICA). Join us at the Parmelia Hilton Perth on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, for an engaging "Elevator Pitch" session focused on Unlocking Underwater Innovation. This Show & Tell evening offers a vibrant platform for subsea professionals to share fast-paced, 10-minute technical insights on ground-breaking developments, operational lessons, and emerging technologies shaping the future of the underwater community.Introducing our presenters:Justin Motroni, SEA GlobalTitle: FSO Concept Optimisation via Automated Detailed Offloading AnalysisConcept design for offshore floating facilities includes balancing inherent trade-offs between storage capacity requirements and offloading availability. Various design decisions can have complex interactions affecting the system response; from the selection of vessel size and offloading mechanism to the mooring and fender design. When considered with multidirectional metocean loading that varies over time, an optimum system solution can be challenging to identify.SEA have applied an automated workflow for performing detailed integrated floating system modelling in the concept phase to determine annualised availability metrics across multiple design configurations. This presentation outlines the approach and its effectiveness in concept design optimisation.Stephan Freychet, TSC SubseaTitle: ORCA Hull-Crawling Robot: Real-Time Monitoring for Mooring Line Pull-In and ConnectionThe ORCA is a robotic crawler used for in-service hull inspections, offering a deck-launched alternative to divers and ROVs. During a recent campaign, ORCA was deployed through a ~300 mm deck opening on a 100 m umbilical, navigating beneath the hull and around the bilge keel to monitor turret pull-in and connection activities in restricted, splash-zone conditions. With 1080p HD video, 10x optical zoom, and stable hull-mounted positioning, ORCA delivered continuous real-time visibility across 12 mooring line connections, including a single deployment exceeding 36 hours in 2.5–3 m sea states — becoming the campaign's primary monitoring feed.Thomas Seeber, AtterisTitle: Subsea pipeline FEA for extreme seismic eventsThe Hutt City Wharfline (HCWL) is a critical fuel transfer asset supplying four bulk fuel terminals. The existing pipeline on the Seaview Wharf approach structure could not meet modern Importance Level 4 (IL4) seismic performance requirements, creating a risk to fuel supply resilience following a major earthquake and necessitating a replacement solution capable of operating under extreme natural hazard loading.A replacement system comprising on-wharf, onshore, and submarine pipeline was developed using advanced finite element analysis and nonlinear seismic modelling to assess earthquake, tsunami, and soil-structure interaction effects. The optimised design incorporated a trenched subsea pipeline, seismic-resistant riser, and enhanced corrosion protection, delivering a resilient and maintainable asset for long-term fuel transfer reliability.Linden Jones, BlakemereTitle: Wellhead Connection SystemThe Wellhead Connection System was developed to reconnect to an aging wellhead with the level of integrity required to support safe intervention and abandonment.With the protective cap missing and cathodic protection long depleted, the exposed wellhead in shallow Australian waters had been impacted and worn by trawling activity and was in no state to support rig-based intervention. A diverless in-situ machining and connection system was developed to restore rig access, and was taken through a demanding qualification test program. The system succeeded on first attempt offshore - enabling permanent abandonment of a 1970’s exploration well to today’s integrity standardsKris Matthews, Unique GroupTitle: Remote USV Bathymetric Survey in Crocodile-Inhabited Waters: Operational Challenges and Lessons LearnedConducting hydrographic surveys in remote, crocodile-inhabited waterways presents significant safety, environmental and logistical challenges. This presentation examines a survey campaign in Kowanyama, Far North Queensland, where personnel and survey equipment - including the USV itself, were mobilised by aircraft into a remote operating environment. Tight tidal and weather windows required careful planning and efficient deployment. A Uni-Mini USV integrated with a Norbit iWBMS, Valeport Swift SVP, QINSY9 and G4 positioning corrections was used to acquire high-resolution bathymetric data for flood modelling and barge-access assessment. The case study explores mobilisation, system integration, survey execution, data quality and lessons learned from operating autonomous survey technology in challenging, environmentally sensitive waterways.Tim Green, WaveXTitle: Helical Pile Shared Anchoring Systems for Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE)A presentation on the development and demonstration of a shared anchoring system using helical pile foundations for Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) applications.Supported through an Australian Government CRC-P grant in partnership with UWA & NGI and forming a key element of WaveX’s Albany Large Scale Pilot (LSP) project, the scope assesses the technical, economic and environmental benefits of shared mooring and anchoring infrastructure, with a goal of demonstrating how helical piles can provide a low-impact, scalable and economical foundations while enabling multiple assets to share common anchor points, reducing installation costs, seabed disturbance and maintenance requirements for future ORE developments.Joe Skinner, OceaneeringTitle: From Prototype to Offshore Deployment: Additive Manufacturing in Subsea EngineeringA subsea water sampling project required a magnetic attachment system capable of operating across multiple pile diameters, reducing the number of plugs required offshore and eliminating the risk of selecting the wrong plug for a given location. While conventional manufacturing could have delivered the final design, additive manufacturing enabled rapid prototyping and practical testing of a complex magnetic interface before committing to manufacture. This presentation shares the lessons learned applying 3D printing within a subsea tooling project, including material selection, environmental considerations and design optimisation. The case study demonstrates how additive manufacturing can accelerate development while reducing cost and operational complexity.Programme:Please note the AGM will be held prior to the October ETM from 5:00-6.00pmRegister here for AGM5.30 pm – 5.55 pm Registration & Networking6.00 pm – 7.30 pm ETM Presentations7.30 pm – 8.30 pm Networking drinks & nibblesFor more information about the event visit our website.Contact: SUT (08) 9481 0999 or perthevents@sut.orgEvening Technical Meetings cost:Early Bird (For bookings up to 7th October 2026)$40 SUT Members$60 for Non-members$ 25 Student$160 for Corporate Member: Group Booking for 5pax**$290 for Corporate Member: Group Booking for 10pax**Season Pass Registration (available for sale anytime)$175 for Members: 5-Ticket Season Pass*$290 for Non Members: 5-Ticket Season Pass** indicates registration for 5 consecutive Evening Meetings. You will automatically be registered for this ETM plus the following 4 Evening Meetings so further registration is not required. Should you be unable to attend one of these meetings then registration is transferable to another SUT member. To transfer a registration please email perthevents@sut.org with any changes to attendees.** indicates registration for 5 or 10 places at this ETM.Regular Registration (For bookings from 8th October 2026 until 2pm on 14th October 2026)$50 SUT Members$70 for Non-members$230 for Corporate Member: Group Booking for 5pax$440 for Corporate Member: Group Booking for 10paxLate Registration/Onsite (For bookings after 2pm on 14th October 2026)$55 SUT Members$75 for Non-membersTHIS EVENT IS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/cd9a30d0-c38f-11f1-8964-5b65d1557b86-rimg-w1200-h190-dc486848-gmir.png Terms & Conditions for this event:SUT Evening Technical Meeting registrations are online and will be sold on a first come, first served basis.To confirm your place at the above SUT Evening Technical Meeting, you must register and pay online prior to the event. As this event series has previously sold out, early registration is recommended. Please note, online registration closes at 2pm on the day (unless sold out prior).Payment during the registration process (via credit card or invoice) is required in order to secure your place/s. If using credit card it will be deducted at the time of registration and an email confirmation and email receipt/tax invoice from Eventbrite will be forwarded to the stipulated email address. If invoice requested, it will be sent to your email address at time of registration and payment will be required within 14 days from receipt of invoice. If payment is not received within this time your registration may be cancelled.*Registrations are editable online via your Eventbrite registration link until 2pm on the day.CancellationsRegistrations are fully refundable up until 1 week prior to the event, after this point they are transferable to a nominated person. If not able to transfer no refunds will be offered.Should our event be postponed due to government regulations, attendees will have the option to have their ticket transferred to the postponed date or receive a full refund.To confirm if your organisation is a Corporate Member please check the event flyer or visit https://sut.org/membership/corporate-members-directory/1.5 CPD hours can be claimed for this event. Please keep the flyer and receipt for auditing purposes.Should you have any questions please contact SUT on the above listed contact details.For more information about the event visit our website.Contact: SUT (08) 9481 0999 or perthevents@sut.org - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/perth/october-etm-unlocking-underwater-innovation-the-elevator-pitch/100001996775520333 - **Event Categories**: meetups - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 1 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 3 hours - Location: Parmelia Hilton Perth - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 25, max: 290, currency: AUD ## Event venue details - **city**: Perth - **state**: WA - **country**: Australia - **location**: Parmelia Hilton Perth - **lat**: -31.9544465 - **long**: 115.85327600000005 - **full address**: Parmelia Hilton Perth, 14 Mill Street, Perth, Australia ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: October ETM - Unlocking Underwater Innovation: The Elevator Pitch - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/1183e57c1e3f3c11a2b0f257677d688c96dc2d329bf96d3ded6faeed1585c3e0-rimg-w1200-h676-dc08d8d8-gmir.jpg?v=1786639579 ## FAQs - 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